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tanzschreiber guest authors Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
Open Call
Published on September 12, 2024 | Application deadline: October 6, 2024
Module tanzschreiber
At www.tanzschreiber.de, texts are published that illuminate the aesthetic and conceptual diversity of dance in Berlin and Potsdam and make them accessible to a professional and lay audience alike: Around 600 dance reviews in seven years of tanzschreiber. With funding from the ERDF project “Empowering Dance,” the tanzschreiber module will continue from 2023 to 2026.
Tanzbüro Berlin first introduced a regular review track at the end of August 2016 as part of the ERDF project “Attention Dance” under the title tanzschreiber, which supplements the content of the magazine tanzraumberlin with current reviews of Berlin dance performances on the online portal www.tanzschreiber.de. Also within the framework of “Attention Dance II” from 2018-2020 and “Perspektive Tanz” from 2021-2023, different teams of authors as well as guest authors regularly accompanied the choreographic happenings in Berlin (live and online events). The articles are published in German or English, and a selection of the texts is also published in German or English translation.
Commitments
With this call we are looking for two dance journalists on a freelance basis – one German-speaking journalist and one English-speaking journalist – for the module tanzschreiber for the period from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025, who share their impressions about the diverse dance productions in Berlin.
By mutual agreement with Tanzbüro Berlin, each author will review approximately 1 dance production/premiere every two months, as well as artists/productions/festivals in the context of special formats, if available and agreed upon, and prepare them for publication on www.tanzschreiber.de.
- Regular attendance at dance events in line with the range of dance on offer in Berlin (live and online events)
- Creation of a monthly editorial plan together with the other tanzschreiber authors and in consultation with Tanzbüro Berlin
- Writing of 1 publishable review every two months (approx. 3,000 characters/175€), if necessary (additional) special formats (approx. 5,000 characters/250€)
- Submission of the publishable review together with a photo of the event to Tanzbüro Berlin for initial publication shortly after attending the dance event
- Obtaining all necessary image and text rights
- Participation in accompanying event formats for the tanzschreiber module, if applicable
Requirements
- Experience in journalistic and editorial work
- Very good knowledge of dance as an art form and relevant theories/discourses
- Good knowledge of the Berlin dance media landscape
- Good knowledge of Berlin’s dance infrastructure and relevant cultural policy processes
Formalities
Please submit your offer for freelance work as a tanzschreiber guest author* with the following documents and information:
- Letter of motivation with reference to the above requirements
- Curriculum vitae including references or an exemplary selection (number 3-4) of publications on dance or in the field of art & culture
The selection is made by the staff of Tanzbüro Berlin.
The fee applies per publishable review. The fee covers all costs incurred for the work. Free press tickets for visiting the events (online or live) are to be requested by the authors themselves directly from the venues.
A working environment that is critical of discrimination is very important to Tanzbüro Berlin. We strive to reflect the diversity of the dance scene in our collaborations. We therefore expressly welcome applications from people with experience of discrimination and marginalization. Tanzbüro Berlin is part of the Making A Difference network. Accordingly, we understand disability in terms of the social model, regardless of proof such as a disability pass. We try to organise the working environment of authors in the Tanzschreiber module accordingly and welcome applications from disabled, chronically ill and Deaf authors and encourage them to include their access needs in their application.
Please send your offer until October 6, 2024 by e-mail (in one document with all relevant documents, max. 2 MB) with the subject “2024 tanzschreiber guest author / Surname” to:
ZTB e.V. / Tanzbüro Berlin
Sabine Seifert
Uferstr. 23
13357 Berlin
post@tanzbuero-berlin.de
„Empowering Dance“ is a project of Tanzbüro Berlin, supported by Zeitgenössischer Tanz Berlin e.V. The project is funded for the years 2023 to 2026 by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the State of Berlin, Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
tanzschreiber authors Tanzplattform Deutschland 2024
Open Call
Published on December 21, 2023 | Deadline: January 7, 2024
Module tanzschreiber
At www.tanzschreiber.de, texts are published that illuminate the aesthetic and conceptual diversity of dance in Berlin and Potsdam and make them accessible to a professional and lay audience alike: Around 600 dance reviews in seven years of tanzschreiber. With funding from the ERDF project “Empowering Dance,” the tanzschreiber module will continue from 2023 to 2026.
As part of the ERDF project “Attention Dance”, Tanzbüro Berlin introduced tanzschreiber in 2016, a regular review series that supplements the content of the magazine tanzraumberlin with current reviews of Berlin dance performances on the online portal www.tanzschreiber.de. In the projects “Attention Dance II” and “Perspektive Tanz”, changing teams of authors and guest authors also regularly accompanied Berlin’s choreographic events (live and online events).
Commitments
With this call we are looking for two dance journalists on a freelance basis for the tanzschreiber module for the period from February 21 to 25, 2024 – one German-speaking journalist from Freiburg and one English-speaking journalist from Berlin – who will share their impressions in writing during Tanzplattform Deutschland 2024 (possible formats will be discussed).
By mutual agreement with Tanzbüro Berlin and the organizers of Tanzplattform 2024 (dance department of Theater Freiburg), the authors will accompany Tanzplattform 2024 beyond the performances and publish their impressions on the Tanzplattform and tanzschreiber.de websites.
The activity includes:
- Visit the Dance Platform Germany 2024 from February 21 – 25, 2024 in Freiburg (in addition to performances, panels, lectures, network meetings, parties, etc.)
- Writing of five publication-ready contributions to accompany each day
- Submission of the contributions incl. photo promptly (end of the day/next day) to the organizers of Tanzplattform Deutschland 2024 (dance department of Theater Freiburg) and Tanzbüro Berlin for first publication (>> exact procedure to be clarified)
- Obtaining any necessary image and text right
Requirements
- Experience in journalistic and editorial work.
- Very good knowledge of dance as an art form and relevant theories/discourses.
- Good knowledge of the nationwide dance infrastructure and relevant cultural policy processes.
Formalities
Please submit your offer for freelance work as a tanzschreiber author for Tanzplattform Deutschland 2024 with the following documents and information:
- Letter of motivation with reference to the above requirements,
- Curriculum vitae including references or an exemplary selection (number 3-6) of publications on dance or in the field of art & culture.
The selection will be made by the staff of Tanzbüro Berlin and the organizers of Tanzplattform 2024 (dance department of Theater Freiburg).
A fee of €1,000 net will be paid. The fee covers all costs incurred for the work.
The travel and accommodation costs for the English-speaking author from Berlin will be covered by the organizers of Tanzplattform 2024 (dance department of Theater Freiburg).
Accreditation will be provided by the organizers of Tanzplattform 2024 (dance department of Theater Freiburg).
They will also provide free press tickets for attending the events.
Please send your offer until January 7, 2024 by e-mail (in one document with all relevant documents, max. 2 MB) with the subject “2023 tanzschreiber Tanzplattform Deutschland 2024 / Surname” to:
ZTB e.V. / Tanzbüro Berlin
Sabine Seifert
Uferstr. 23
13357 Berlin
post@tanzbuero-berlin.de
„Empowering Dance“ is a project of Tanzbüro Berlin, supported by Zeitgenössischer Tanz Berlin e.V. The project is funded for the years 2023 to 2026 by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the State of Berlin, Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion
tanzschreiber authors November 2023 – Juni 2026
Open Call
Published on 25 September 2023 | Application deadline: 22 October 2023
Module tanzschreiber
At www.tanzschreiber.de, texts are published that illuminate the aesthetic and conceptual diversity of dance in Berlin and Potsdam and make them accessible to a professional and lay audience alike: Around 600 dance reviews in seven years of tanzschreiber. With funding from the ERDF project ”Empowering Dance,“ the tanzschreiber module will continue from 2023 to 2026.
Tanzbüro Berlin first introduced a regular review track at the end of August 2016 as part of the ERDF project ”Attention Dance“ under the title tanzschreiber, which supplements the content of the magazine tanzraumberlin with current reviews of Berlin dance performances on the online portal www.tanzschreiber.de. Also within the framework of ”Attention Dance II“ from 2018–2020 and ”Perspektive Tanz“ from 2021–2023, different teams of authors as well as guest authors regularly accompanied the choreographic happenings in Berlin (live and online events). The articles are published in German or English, and a selection of the texts is also published in German or English translation.
Commitments
With this call we are looking for up to five dance journalists* on a freelance basis, German or English speaking, for the module tanzschreiber for the period from November 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026, who share their impressions about the diverse dance productions in Berlin.
By mutual agreement with Tanzbüro Berlin, each author will regularly review approximately 1 dance production/premiere per month, as well as artists/productions/festivals in the context of special formats, if available and agreed upon, and prepare them for publication on www.tanzschreiber.de.
- Regular attendance at dance events in line with the range of dance on offer in Berlin (live and online events),
- Creation of a monthly editorial plan together with the other tanzschreiber authors and in consultation with Tanzbüro Berlin,
- Writing of 1 publishable review per month (approx. 3,000 characters/175 €), if necessary additional special formats (approx. 5,000 characters/250 €),
- Submission of the publishable review together with a photo of the event to Tanzbüro Berlin for initial publication shortly after attending the dance event,
- Obtain all necessary image and text rights,
- Participation in accompanying event formats for the tanzschreiber module, if applicable.
Requirements
- Experience in journalistic and editorial work.
- Very good knowledge of dance as an art form and relevant theories/discourses.
- Good knowledge of the Berlin dance media landscape.
- Good knowledge of Berlin’s dance infrastructure and relevant cultural policy processes.
Formalities
Please submit your offer for freelance work as a tanzschreiber author* with the following documents and information:
- Letter of motivation with reference to the above requirements,
- Curriculum vitae including references or an exemplary selection (number 3-6) of publications on dance or in the field of art & culture.
The selection is made by the staff of Tanzbüro Berlin.
The fee applies per publishable review. The fee covers all costs incurred for the work. Free press tickets for visiting the events (online or live) are to be requested by the authors themselves directly from the venues.
Please send your offer until October 22, 2023 by e-mail (in one document with all relevant documents, max. 2 MB) with the subject ”2023 tanzschreiber / Surname“ to:
ZTB e.V. / Tanzbüro Berlin
Sabine Seifert
Uferstr. 23
13357 Berlin
post@tanzbuero-berlin.de
► The detailed call for applications tanzschreiber authors November 2023 – June 2026 can be found here.
”Empowering Dance“ is a project of Tanzbüro Berlin, supported by Zeitgenössischer Tanz Berlin e.V. The project is funded for the years 2023 to 2026 by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the State of Berlin, Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
tanzschreiber Werkstatt 2023
Texte in Bewegung: Mit Agnes Kern und Johanna Withelm, in Kooperation mit Tanztage Berlin 2023
Open Call
Veröffentlicht am: 01.11.2022 | Bewerbungsfrist: 11.12.2022
Werkstattbeschreibung
Die Tanzwissenschaftlerinnen und -journalistinnen Agnes Kern und Johanna Withelm leiten eine zweitägige Schreibwerkstatt, in der grundlegende Ansätze des literarischen Schreibens sowie Methoden zum Schreiben über Tanz vermittelt und erprobt werden. Darauf aufbauend verfassen die Teilnehmer*innen der tanzschreiber Werkstatt im Rahmen der Tanztage Berlin 2023, veranstaltet von den Sophiensaelen (5. bis 21. Januar 2023) in Begleitung der beiden Mentorinnen experimentelle Tanztexte. Die zweitägige Schreibwerkstatt findet am 7./8. Januar 2022 in den Uferstudios Berlin in Zusammenarbeit mit der Dramaturgin Mareike Theile statt.
Samstag, 7. Januar 2023, 10-17 Uhr: Schreibworkshop mit Mareike Theile: Literarische und essayistische Schreibübungen und Methoden
Sonntag, 8. Januar 2023, 10-15 Uhr: Methoden Text und Tanz mit Agnes Kern und Johanna Withelm
Ziele der tanzschreiber Werkstatt
Der eigene Blick über Tanz soll erweitert, das Format der Tanz-Kritik herausgefordert werden. Die experimentellen Schreibmethoden, mit denen die Mentorinnen arbeiten, setzen auf das Prinzip der Vielstimmigkeit, die entstehenden Texte sollen Positionen befördern, die sich widersprechen und missverstehen, sich als Schreibbewegungen an das Gesehene annähern oder Abstand nehmen.
Als Tanzwissenschaftlerinnen, Dramaturginnen und Journalistinnen verstehen wir das Schreiben über Tanz als einen genuin körperlichen Prozess, den wir im Rahmen des zweitägigen Workshops und anschließendem Mentoring den Teilnehmer*innen vermitteln wollen. Der Text hat eine menschliche Form, er ist eine Figur – ein Anagramm des Körpers? Wir wollen in einen Schreibprozess eintreten, der – frei nach Roland Barthes – den Text selbst als Körper begreift.
Hintergrund
Das Online-Rezensionsportal tanzschreiber.de wurde im August 2016 vom Tanzbüro Berlin im Rahmen des EFRE-Projekts „Attention Dance“ ins Leben gerufen. Die Plattform ergänzt die Inhalte des Magazins tanzraumberlin um aktuelle Rezensionen von Berliner Tanzaufführungen. Seitdem werden hier Texte publiziert, die die ästhetische und konzeptuelle Vielfalt des Tanzes in Berlin und Potsdam beleuchten und einem Fach- und Laienpublikum gleichermaßen zugänglich machen. So wurden im Folgeprojekt „Attention Dance II“ von 2018 bis 2020 in wechselnden Autor*innenteams regelmäßig Artikel zum Berliner Tanzgeschehen veröffentlicht, eine Auswahl der Texte deutsch/englisch und englisch/deutsch übersetzt und das Thema Kunst- und Kulturkritik und Tanzkritik im Besonderen in einer seriellen Begleitveranstaltung aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven beleuchtet. Von 2021 bis 2023 publizieren auf tanzschreiber im Rahmen des EFRE-Projekts „Perspektive Tanz“ verschiedene Autor*innenteams weiterhin regelmäßig zu Tanzaufführungen. Außerdem wird das tanzschreiber-Modul um ein deutsch- und englischsprachiges Werkstattprogramm erweitert, das für Autor*innen mit unterschiedlicher Schreiberfahrung offen ist und Interessierten die Möglichkeit gibt, das Schreiben über Tanz zu lernen.
Wer kann sich bewerben?
Die tanzschreiber Werkstatt Texte in Bewegung richtet sich an interessierte Tanz-Zuschauer*innen und/oder Tanzschaffende, gerne mit Schreib-Erfahrungen, an Autor*innen mit einem Faible für Tanz bzw. Journalist*innen mit einer Offenheit für die Kunstform Tanz und für Textexperimente.
Texte in Bewegung mit Agnes Kern und Johanna Withelm ist die zweite Runde des deutschsprachigenWerkstattprogramm der Online-Plattform tanzschreiber.de, es entstehen Texte in deutscher Sprache. Die erste Ausgabe fand im März 2022 in Kooperation mit der Tanzplattfom Deutschland 2022 statt. Die englischsprachige tanzschreiber Werkstatt TAP TAP TWIST & TURN: A Writing Slowdance with Inky & Aslan fand in zwei Durchgängen in 2021 und 2022 statt.
Verpflichtungen
Der Workshop ist für die Teilnehmer*innen kostenlos, die Teilnahme an der zweitägigen Schreibwerkstatt ist Voraussetzung für den anschließenden Vorstellungsbesuch und die Textarbeit im Rahmen der Tanztage Berlin 2023, veranstaltet von den Sophiensaelen. Die Anzahl Plätze ist auf sechs Teilnehmer*innen begrenzt.
Auswahl
Die Mentorinnen Agnes Kern und Johanna Withelm sowie Anja Goette, Antonia Gersch und Sabine Seifert vom Tanzbüro Berlin wählen separat eine Longlist von Teilnehmer*innen aus. Teilnehmer*innen, die einstimmig ausgewählt werden, erhalten einen Platz im Kurs. Die restlichen Plätze werden per Losverfahren aus der Longlist ausgewählt. Da die Teilnehmer*innenzahl aus finanziellen Gründen streng limitiert ist, können wir keinen Platz im Kurs garantieren. Unser Ziel ist es, unterschiedliche Stimmen zu dem Projekt einzuladen, die ein breites Spektrum an Erfahrungen, Schreibstilen und -zielen mitbringen.
Bewerbung
Bitte sendet die folgenden Informationen per E-Mail und erzählt etwas über Euch. Wer möchte, kann auch eine Schreibprobe einreichen. Eine Anmeldung als Team oder Tandem ist möglich, aber nicht zwingend. Die Schreibwerkstatt findet in deutscher Sprache statt.
- Name, Vorname
- ggf. Rufname / Künstler*innenname / Pseudonym, Pronomen
- Lebst Du in Berlin? Ja / Nein
- Text über Dich (maximal 150 Wörter)
- Was interessiert Dich an der tanzschreiber Werkstatt (maximal 150 Wörter)
- Du kannst eine Schreibprobe beifügen (.doc / .docx / .pdf). Jedes Format, jeder Stil und jeder Inhalt ist möglich, der Umfang sollte allerdings max. 2 Seiten betragen.
- Teilnahme an der Schreibwerkstatt am 7./8. Januar 2023 UND Besuch einer Vorstellung der Tanztage Berlin 2023 zwischen 5.-21. Januar 2023 mit anschließender Textarbeit ist möglich: Ja / Nein
- Wenn Ihr Fragen habt, stellt diese bitte in Eurer E-Mail (maximal 150 Wörter).
Bitte nennt außerdem ein bis zwei Stücke der Tanztage Berlin 2023, an denen Ihr besonders interessiert wärt, über sie einen Text entstehen zu lassen. Die finale Auswahl des Stücks ist nicht verbindlich, wir sind bemüht, Eure Vorauswahl mit dem Veranstalter und Kooperationspartner Sophiensaele zu ermöglichen.
Bitte sendet die Informationen bis zum 11. Dezember 2022 mit dem Betreff “tanzschreiber Werkstatt DE / Nachname” via E-Mail an post@tanzbuero-berlin.de.
► Die detaillierte Ausschreibung tanzschreiber Werkstatt TEXTE IN BEWEGUNG als pdf.
Förderung
Die tanzschreiber Werkstatt TEXTE IN BEWEGUNG wird ermöglicht in Kooperation mit den Sophiensaelen, Veranstalter*in der Tanztage Berlin 2023.
tanzschreiber ist ein Modul von „Perspektive Tanz“, einem Projekt des Tanzbüro Berlin, getragen vom Verein Zeitgenössischer Tanz Berlin e.V. Das Projekt wird von 2021-2023 gefördert durch den Europäischen Fonds für regionale Entwicklung (EFRE) und die Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa.
tanzschreiber authors 2022/23
Open Call
Published on 8 August 2022 | Application deadline: 11 September 2022
With this call we are looking for three dance journalists on a freelance basis, German or English writers, for the module tanzschreiber for the period from October 1, 2022 until May 31, 2023, who share their impressions about the diverse dance landscape in Berlin.
By mutual agreement, 1-2 dance productions/premieres each will be reviewed regularly on a monthly basis, as well as several productions in the context of special formats (e.g. festivals), subject to availability and agreement, and created for publication on www.tanzschreiber.de.
- Regularly attend dance events in line with the range of dance on offer in Berlin (live and online events),
- Creating a monthly editorial plan together with the other tanzschreiber authors and in consultation with Tanzbüro Berlin,
- Writing 1-2 publishable reviews per month (from 3,000 characters), if necessary additional special formats (from 5,000 characters),
- Submission of the publishable review together with a photo of the event to Tanzbüro Berlin for initial publication shortly after attending the dance event,
- Obtaining all necessary image and text rights,
- If applicable, participation in accompanying event formats.
Requirements
- Experience in journalistic and editorial work.
- Very good knowledge of dance as an art form and relevant theories/discourses.
- Good knowledge of the Berlin dance media landscape.
- Good knowledge of Berlin’s dance infrastructure and relevant cultural policy processes.
Formalities
Please submit your offer for freelance work as a tanzschreiber author* with the following documents and information:
- Letter of motivation with reference to the above requirements,
- Curriculum vitae including references or an exemplary selection (number 3-6) of publications on the subject of dance or in the field of art & culture,
- details of your fee proposal for texts with
- at least 3,000 characters for normal formats (review of a single production) and
- at least 5,000 characters for special formats (e.g. when reviewing several productions in one text or in the context of festivals, series or special review formats such as inclusion of mediation formats, artist interviews and portraits, book reviews, etc.).
The fee applies per publishable review. The fee covers all costs incurred for the activity. Free press tickets for visiting the events (online or live) are to be requested by the authors themselves directly from the venues.
Please send your offer until September 11, 2022 by e-mail (in one document with all relevant documents, max. 2 MB) with the subject “02-2022 tanzschreiber / Surname” to:
ZTB e.V. / Tanzbüro Berlin
Sabine Seifert
Uferstr. 23
13357 Berlin
► The detailed call for applications tanzschreiber Team October 2022 – May 2023 as pdf.
“Perspektive Tanz“ is a project of Tanzbüro Berlin, supported by Zeitgenössischer Tanz Berlin e.V. The project is funded for the years 2021 to 2023 by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the State of Berlin.
TAP TAP TWIST & TURN: A Writing Slowdance with Inky & Aslan will go to another round in 2022. You find the Open Call below.
tanzschreiber writing workshop
TAP TAP TWIST & TURN: A WRITING SLOWDANCE WITH INKY & ASLAN
Open Call
Published: 20 March 2022 | Application Deadline: 24 April 2022
We are very happy to announce the second round of our tanzschreiber writing workshop, starting in May 2022. Inky and Aslan have crafted a series of writing assignments which give you the opportunity to work on your expressive writing skills in writing about the Berlin dance scene.
Course Outline
You will receive four assignments (approx. 500 words each) in which you will write about dance. Each assignment has a brief, a word-count, and a deadline (you will have two weeks to complete each assignment). Once you submit your completed assignment, you will send it, along with any questions, to an editor. You will receive written feedback on each assignment and then be invited to book a 30 minute Zoom call for each assignment for face-to-face feedback and support. You will also be invited to join us for a group event during the season. This will either take place on Zoom or live, depending on the situation at the time. Each participant will have some of their writing published in a special publication made at the end of the project.
The course is run and designed by Aslan (they/them) and Inky Lee (she/her). Each participant will receive feedback from both Aslan and Inky during the course. You are not obliged to purchase tickets to see performances to be able to take part in the course. You can also write about dance you have seen in the past, or your ideas about dance in general.
Course Aims
The aim of the course is to support people in writing about dance through mentorship and editing. In order to be as flexible as possible for different approaches and needs, the course is based around one-to-one feedback and support for each writer. Our aim is to help you express yourself fully and think about writing about dance in new ways. We are committed to welcoming diverse voices and creating an enjoyable and supportive environment for all participants.
Background
In August 2016 Tanzbüro Berlin launched the online review platform tanzschreiber.de in the frame of the ERDF project „Attention Dance“. This platform supplements the content of the magazine tanzraumberlin with current reviews of Berlin dance performances. In the following project „Attention Dance II“ from 2018 until 2020, alternating teams of writers regularly published texts about the Berlin’s dance scene (live and online events), texts were translated German/English and English/German, and the topic of art and cultural criticism and dance criticism in particular was examined from different perspectives in a serial accompanying event. Within the new project „Perspektive Tanz“ from 2021 to 2023, different teams of authors will continue writing regularly about dance, and the tanzschreiber module will be expanded by a workshop programme, open to various levels of writing experience, in the sense of giving the opportunity to interested people to learn how to write about dance.
Who can apply?
Anyone over 18 years old and living in Berlin who has an interest in writing about dance is warmly invited to apply. You don’t have to have previous experience or an education in dance or writing. As the course is mostly one-on-one, tasks can be adapted to your level. The focus will be on expressive writing. This course is not intended as a method to improve your English profiency.
Commitment
The course is free of charge to participants. There is only funding available, however, for six participants to take part per season. We would therefore ask you only to apply if you can commit to completing the course.
Selection Criteria
A long-list of participants will be selected by Aslan and Inky Lee, and by Anja Goette and Antonia Gersch of Tanzbüro Berlin. Participants who are unanimously selected will receive a place on the course. The remaining places will be selected by lottery from the long-list.As the number of participants is strictly limited due to funding, we cannot guarantee you a place on the course. It is our aim to welcome diverse voices to the project, including a broad range of experiences and writing styles and goals.
How to apply
Please send us the following information via email and tell us a little about yourself. You can also include a writing sample if you choose.
- Full Name:
- Name by which you would like to be known:
- Email address:
- Do you live in Berlin? Y / N
- Tell us about yourself (maximum 150 words):
- Tell us about what you hope to gain by taking part in this course (maximum 150 words):
- You can attach an example of your writing (.doc / .docx / .pdf). It can be in any format, style, or content. Please limit the sample to a maximum of 2 pages:
- If you have any questions, please ask them in your email (maximum 150 words)
Please send in the information by April 24, 2022 with the subject “tanzschreiber Workshop EN / Full Name” via email to post@tanzbuero-berlin.de
Please note: There is separate tanzschreiber workshop program focusing on writing in relation to dance in German. The first round of „Texte in Bewegung“ with Alex Hennig & Johanna Withelm takes place in March in cooperation with Tanzplattform Deutschland 2022, with a second round planned for late 2022. You will find the Open Call here.
Funding
tanzschreiber is a module of “Perspektive Tanz“, a project of Tanzbüro Berlin, supported by Zeitgenös-sischer Tanz Berlin e.V. The project is funded for the years 2021 to 2023 by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the state of Berlin.
TAP TAP TWIST & TURN: A WRITING SLOWDANCE WITH INKY & ASLAN
Published: 28 June 2021 | Application Deadline: 27 July 2021
We are very happy to announce our first tanzschreiber writing workshop, starting in August 2021. Inky and Aslan have crafted a series of writing assignments which give you the opportunity to work on your expressive writing skills in writing about the Berlin dance scene.
Course Outline
You will receive four assignments (approx. 500 words each) in which you will write about dance. Each assignment has a brief, a word-count, and a deadline (you will have two weeks to complete each assignment). Once you submit your completed assignment, you will send it, along with any questions, to an editor. You will receive written feedback on each assignment and then be invited to book a 30 minute Zoom call for each assignment for face-to-face feedback and support. You will also be invited to join us for a group event during the season. This will either take place on Zoom or live, depending on the situation at the time. Each participant will have some of their writing published in a special publication made at the end of the project.
The course is run and designed by Aslan (they/them) and Inky Lee (she/her). Each participant will receive feedback from both Aslan and Inky during the course. You are not obliged to purchase tickets to see performances to be able to take part in the course. You can also write about dance you have seen in the past, or your ideas about dance in general.
Course Aims
The aim of the course is to support people in writing about dance through mentorship and editing. In order to be as flexible as possible for different approaches and needs, the course is based around one-to-one feedback and support for each writer. Our aim is to help you express yourself fully and think about writing about dance in new ways. We are committed to welcoming diverse voices and creating an enjoyable and supportive environment for all participants.
Background
In August 2016 Tanzüro Berlin launched the online review platform tanzschreiber.de in the frame of the ERDF project “Attention Dance”. This platform supplements the content of the magazine tanzraumberlin with current reviews of Berlin dance performances. In the following project “Attention Dance II” from 2018 until 2020, alternating teams of writers regularly published texts about the Berlin’s dance scene (live and online events), texts were translated German/English and English/German, and the topic of art and cultural criticism and dance criticism in particular was examined from different perspectives in a serial accompanying event. Within the new project “Perspektive Tanz” from 2021 to 2023, different teams of authors will continue writing regularly about dance, and the tanzschreiber module will be expanded by a workshop programme, open to various levels of writing experience, in the sense of giving the opportunity to interested people to learn how to write about dance.
Who can apply?
Anyone over 18 years old and living in Berlin who has an interest in writing about dance is warmly invited to apply. You don’t have to have previous experience or an education in dance or writing. As the course is mostly one-on-one, tasks can be adapted to your level. The focus will be on expressive writing. This course is not intended as a method to improve your English profiency.
Commitment
The course is free of charge to participants. There is only funding available, however, for six participants to take part per season. We would therefore ask you only to apply if you can commit to completing the course.
Selection Criteria
A long-list of participants will be selected by Aslan and Inky Lee, and by Anja Goette and Antonia Gersch of Tanzbüro Berlin. Participants who are unanimously selected will receive a place on the course. The remaining places will be selected by lottery from the long-list.As the number of participants is strictly limited due to funding, we cannot guarantee you a place on the course. It is our aim to welcome diverse voices to the project, including a broad range of experiences and writing styles and goals.
How to apply
Please send us the following information via email and tell us a little about yourself. You can also include a writing sample if you choose.
- Full Name:
- Name by which you would like to be known:
- Email address:
- Do you live in Berlin? Y / N
- Tell us about yourself (maximum 150 words):
- Tell us about what you hope to gain by taking part in this course (maximum 150 words):
- You can attach an example of your writing (.doc / .docx / .pdf). It can be in any format, style, or content. Please limit the sample to a maximum of 2 pages:
- If you have any questions, please ask them in your email (maximum 150 words)
Please send in the information until July 27, 2021 with the subject “tanzschreiber Workshop EN / Full Name” via email to post@tanzbuero-berlin.de
Funding
“Perspektive Tanz“ is a project of Tanzbüro Berlin, supported by Zeitgenössischer Tanz Berlin e.V. The project is funded for the years 2021 to 2023 by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the state of Berlin.
► You´ll find the detailed open call here.
Please note: There is separate tanzschreiber workshop program focusing on writing in relation to dance in German language, in cooperation with Tanzplattform Deutschland 2022. You find the Open Call here, application deadline is 22 January 2022.